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In the setting of secondary HLH associated with initial diagnosis of lymphoma, would you adjust steroid dose and type to account for differences in HLH and lymphoma treatment protocols?

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Hematology · Harvard Medical School

I don’t necessarily recommend changing the steroid dose, unless symptoms don’t resolve with chemotherapy. I do recommend using an etoposide-containing lymphoma therapy. Many patients will respond well to lymphoma therapy and have recurrent symptoms before the next cycle is due; in those patients, I ...

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